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A stage performance at a Dasara 2010 cultural event. A large orange backdrop reads Dasara 2010 in purple script, with a circular portrait of a smiling man in orange turban and robes and a black silhouette of temple spires at right. Six women in pink and magenta saris sit cross-legged playing stringed instruments resembling veenas and tanpuras, with a man in white at left playing a harmonium-like instrument and a man in orange robes with long hair seated in front with his back to the camera. Audience members in white and dark clothing are visible along the bottom edge.

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October 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA stage performance at the Dasara 2010 celebration. A large orange backdrop shows a smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban inside an oval frame, with silhouetted dancers and temple towers below the lettering. On the green-draped stage, a seated musician in a white kurta plays a drum on the left, while a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged at right beside a stringed instrument. Several women in pink, red and orange saris sit behind them with instruments. Below, a seated audience in white and yellow clothing watches, and a screen at right shows a deity image.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesA stage performance of women musicians in white and cream saris before a large orange banner reading "Dhasara 2010" in purple lettering. A circular portrait on the banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, labelled by the banner's event title rather than a name. On stage, one woman plays a frame drum at left, another plays a long stringed instrument (veena-style) seated on the floor, and a row of terracotta pots (ghatam-style) is played by a woman at centre, with two more singers at microphones on the right. Around ten to fifteen seated audience members in white, saffron and patterned clothing face the stage, many with dark hair pulled back, some with headscarves. A black silhouette of temple spires appears at the right edge of the banner.2010-10-15October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15A photograph of a Dasara 2010 cultural performance on a stage with an orange backdrop. A large banner reads "Dhasara 2010" beside a circular portrait of a smiling man with a saffron turban and saffron robe, labelled as a banner portrait. Silhouettes of dancers and temple towers decorate the backdrop. On a green-covered stage, a seated male drummer in white plays a mridangam-style drum, while two women in saris sit with tanpuras and a woman in a pink sari sings into a microphone, with a woman in a rust-coloured top beside her. Women in white saris sit on the floor in the audience in front, and a monitor in the lower right shows a temple-related screen image.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA stage performance at Dasara 2010 with an orange backdrop printed with a large circular portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe, the words "Dhasara 2010" in purple script, and dark temple silhouettes on the right. Four musicians sit on a green-covered stage: at left a man in orange patterned kurta plays a drum, next a man in a brown kurta sits at a harmonium-style instrument with a microphone, a woman in a dark garment sits behind him, and a man in a maroon kurta kneels at right playing a stringed instrument. Seated audience members in the foreground, many with their backs to the camera, face the stage on a white-skirted platform.2010-10-12A stage performance at a Dasara 2010 event. A banner behind the stage shows a circular portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, beside the text "Dhasara 2010" and silhouettes of a dancer and temple spires on an orange sunset background. On the green-draped stage, a drummer in white plays a tabla-style drum at left, while a musician in a rust-coloured robe sits on the floor playing a stringed instrument, with women in pink saris seated behind and beside them, one playing a long-necked string instrument. In the foreground, rows of women in white saris with yellow borders and yellow shawls sit clapping and listening. A video monitor at lower right shows a screen of deity figures on temple-style thrones. A large orange cloth lantern hangs at upper right.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copies